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Surprised by Scripture: Engaging Contemporary Issues

by N. T. Wright Publisher: HARPER ONE

Biblical engagement with contested contemporary questions

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Biblical engagement with contested contemporary questions

N. T. Wright gathers essays that bring biblical study into conversation with present-day cultural and religious debates. The collection addresses women’s ordination, Christian responsibility toward the environment, and tensions often framed as science versus Scripture, among other subjects. Across these topics, Wright challenges narrow assumptions about what the Bible can contribute to public and church life, presenting an approach he characterizes as vibrant and restorative. The book is organized as a set of issue-focused reflections rather than a single sustained argument, making it suited to engaging individual questions as well as the larger relationship between Scripture and contemporary concerns.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adult readers interested in biblical perspectives on current cultural and church debates
  • Christians exploring questions of women’s ordination, environmental care, and science and Scripture
  • Readers who prefer a collection of essays over a single-topic Bible study

Themes

Biblical interpretationChristianity and contemporary cultureWomen’s ordinationEnvironmental stewardshipScience and Scripture

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Book overview

Why the Bible is not as narrow as many think. In this collection of timely essays, bishop, Bible scholar, and bestselling author N. T. Wright deftly probes the cultural and religious mores of our day, exploring topics such as the ordination of women, the role Christians play in caring for the environment, the science-versus-scripture debates, and more, showing us a vibrant and restorative way to move forward.
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